Navy christens USS Cooperstown in honor of baseball Hall of Fame veterans

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Military veterans, including the 70 members of the Baseball Hall of Fame who put their celebrated baseball careers on hold to serve, received a special honor on Saturday.

The U.S. Navy christened the USS Cooperstown in New York City. The National Baseball Hall of Fame is located in Cooperstown, New York.

Ty Cobb, Christy Mathewson, Tris Speaker and George Sisler are just a few of the Hall of Famers who fought in World War I. Other notable players include Ted Williams, who flew 37 combat missions in World War II and Korea.

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The stage set up during the Hall of Fame media availability at the Clark Sports Center on July 28, 2018, in Cooperstown, New York.  (Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

The newly commissioned USS Cooperstown joins the active fleet as the latest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship.

According to the Department of Defense, LCS ships are "fast, optimally-manned, mission-tailored surface combatants that operate in near-shore and open-ocean environments."

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Hall of Famers Johnny Bench and Joe Torre were on site for the ceremony.

"I can't begin to tell you what an honor it's going to be to represent the Hall of Fame," Bench told USA Today.

 "It will be an amazing, amazing thing. You look at guys like Ted Williams and Bob Feller and Jerry Coleman who gave up all of those years of their careers and lives, to enlist and fight for our freedom."

Bob Feller, Hall of Fame pitcher from the Cleveland Indians from 1936 to 1956, at The 6th Annual Major League Baseball